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Former COB employee has jail term cut by 40%

THE Court of Appeal has docked 40 percent of former College of the Bahamas employee Chimeka Gibbs’ 15-year sentence for stealing over $700,000 from the institution over a seven-year period. The appellate court said Gibbs will now serve nine years in

BPL ‘more ambitious’ than Govt with 20% renewables in 5 years

The Deputy Prime Minister yesterday touted Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) business plan as even “more ambitious” than the Government’s National Energy Policy (NEP), calling for renewables to generate 20 per cent of this nation’s electricity within five years.

BORCO battles to recover $20-$30m in jetty damages

The Bahamas Oil Refining Company (BORCO) is embroiled in a court battle to recover $20-$30 million in damages caused when a ship collided with one of its jetties in late May 2012, it was revealed yesterday.

Sports in brief

WITH the Bahamas Softball Federation’s Austin Knowles National High School Softball Tournament completed over the weekend, the attention will now switch to the 2013 National Round Robin Championship series this weekend (October 31 to November 3)

Team Bahamas wins 33 medals, second overall

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada — Team Bahamas dominated the field events at the 51st CARIFTA Games hosted in St George’s, Grenada, for their fifth straight second place finish over the Easter weekend.

First Baptist emerge as champions

FIRST Baptist emerged as the champions of the Baptist Sports Council’s 2015 Track and Field Classic at the Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium on Saturday.

Jonquel Jones named one of 50 candidates for Naismith Trophy

GEORGE Washington senior forward Jonquel Jones was named one of 50 preseason candidates for the 2015-16 Naismith Trophy, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced.

Burrows and Bromwell lead Tigers to title win

THE accolades continue to pile up for a Bahamian student-athlete duo in Canada. Shamar Burrows and Livingston Bromwell achieved another historic feat for their Ridley College Tigers basketball programme when they led the team to the Standard High School Basketball Tournament title.

Tears and laughter as hundreds attend Sister Sister Prayer Breakfast

THERE was laughter interspersed with tears as breast cancer patients, survivors and those who have lost ones to the disease came together for the 11th annual Sister Sister Prayer Breakfast on Saturday.

Scholar Athlete of the Year Awards a blast

SANDWICHED between the Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival and the 20 Pearls awards ceremonies was the much anticipated scholastic event of the year, the Grand Bahama Sports.com Scholar Athlete of the Year Awards and scholarship dinner.

Bahamas spared as Erika turns west

THE Bahamas was spared the wrath of Erika over the weekend, after the deadly storm made an unexpected turn to the west on Friday, taking the country’s chain of islands out of its destructive path.

Web shop donates computers to school

Students at CR Walker yesterday became the beneficiaries of 20 brand new Dell computers in the third instalment of Island Luck’s nationwide computer drive.

Average 34-minute wait time for ambulances

NINETY per cent of ambulance delays in New Providence in 2012-2013 were due to “a lack of availability of a unit”, a report prepared by the government’s international consultants Sanigest Internacional found.

Why the high cost for residency?

I was compelled to respond in writing by way of an open letter to the editor.

Lions are champions

Iconic head coach Pattie Johnson added another title to her storied programme as the HO Nash Lions closed out the GSSSA junior girls’ championship series.

Buddy Hield on John R Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 list

NAMED at the midseason mark as one of college basketball’s top prospects, Buddy Hield survived another round of cuts as the list of finalists for the prestigious award is dwindled down.

Things 2 Do

• Instinct Art Show The Instinct Art Show, which opens at the Central Bank Art Gallery on Thursday, is all about talented women and their unique perspective of the world. The exhibit will highlight nine prominent women who produce fine art and focus on their passions. The nine women include Sue Bennett-Williams, Chantal Bethel, Lisa Codella, Jessica Colebrooke, Claudette Dean, Susan Katz-Lightbourn, Holly Parotti, Ana-Lisa Wells and Nadine Seymour-Munroe.

STUDENTS QUEUE FOR HIV/AIDS TESTING AT BTVI

SCORES of students queued for a recent campus-wide HIV/AIDS testing at The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute, all in an effort to know their status and strengthen awareness of the deadly disease.

Bahamian gospel singer celebrates international success

ALREADY successful in the Bahamas, gospel singer Ricardo Clarke is now garnering international attention with his hit single “Don’t Count Me Out”. Over the past year, the song has been playing on radio stations in 20 countries outside of the Bahamas; primarily the US, UK, Canada, France, Russia, Australia and Japan.

Faith Walk Church of God celebrates 100 years

Faith Walk Church of God in Cooper’s Town, Abaco, is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.

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